Digging stick

Culture/People
Haida
Possible seller
Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
Possible owner
Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
MAI agent
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Collection History
Collection history unknown; probably from the collection of Arthur Wellesley Vowell (1841-1918, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia); purchased by MAI in 1916 through Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899).
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Place
Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
See related items
Haida
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/5047
Barcode
055047.000
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
Object Name
Digging stick
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6744f1037-bc48-48dd-b4b2-11fb87ae6fc4
Record ID
NMAI_59426